Ecocity Upon a Hill: Microgrids and the Future of the European City

• Published in: IEEE power & energy magazine Vol. 11; no. 4; pp. 59 - 70
• Main Authors: Schmitt, L., Kumar, J., Sun, D., Kayal, S., Venkata, S. S. Mani
• Format: Magazine Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.07.2013; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Distributed generation; Ecosystems; Electric power generation; Electric power grids; Electricity; Electricity supply industry; Focusing; Marketing; Power grids; Power markets; Renewable energy sources; Smart grids; Supply and demand; Transformations

Smart grids are fundamentally important for transforming today?s electricity grids in order to address growing demand; renewable, intermittent, and distributed generation; and environmental pressures. Microgrids are an integral part of this transformation. But as in all transformations, there are ch...